Featured Research Project
“Method and Memory: The TRC Reconstructs the Soweto Uprising”
Aaron Ross, 2010, History
Thanks to the Vagelos Undergraduate Research Grant, I traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa for two weeks in May to conduct research for my senior honors history thesis tentatively called, “Method and Memory: The TRC Reconstructs the Soweto Uprising.” Through my research, I hoped to shed more light on my central question of how the methodology employed by South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission during its 1996 inquiry into the famous Soweto uprising of 1976 contributed to shaping historical memory of the episode within South Africa
Recent Awards & News
One Gates Cambridge Scholarship winner for 2012!
Eileen Moison (WH/COL ’12) has been named a Gates Cambridge Scholar this year, one of forty total. She will pursue a graduate degree in Biochemistry at Cambridge University in the UK. Afterwards she plans to continue to a PhD in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology. We are very proud of her and this great accomplishment!
To learn more about applying for next year’s Gates Cambridge Scholarship, visit our page on it.
BFS “Monastic Life” Seminar featured in the Houston Chronicle
Professor Justin McDaniel’s course, Living Deliberately: Monk, Saints, and the Contemplative Life Seminar, has been featured in a recent article in the Houston Chronicle. This course is a great example of the incredible educational experiences you can have in a BFS Seminar.
Summer 2012
The snows haven’t even started falling yet, but it’s time to start thinking about the summer! CURF is here to help you do just that. From research grants to internships and everything in between, we want you to have the most productive and interesting summer yet. Click through for some options.
Two 2012 Marshall Scholars from Penn
CURF is very pleased to announce that Corey Metzman (WH/COL ’12) and Michael Poll (COL ’09) have been awarded Marshall Scholarships for graduate study in the UK!
Corey Metzman
Michael Poll
Dr. Joseph featured in the Penn Current
Dr. Harriet Joseph, our fearless director, is featured in the October 13 issue of the Penn Current!